Gothic

adj 1: of or relating to the language of the ancient Goths; "the

Gothic Bible translation" [syn: {Gothic}]

2: of or relating to the Goths; "Gothic migrations" [syn: {Gothic}]

3: as if belonging to the Middle Ages; old-fashioned and

unenlightened; "a medieval attitude toward dating" [syn: {medieval},

{mediaeval}]

4: (literature) characterized by gloom and mystery and the

grotesque; "gothic novels like `Frankenstein'"

n 1: extinct East Germanic language of the ancient Goths; the

only surviving record being fragments of a 4th-century

translation of the Bible by Bishop Ulfilas [syn: {Gothic}]

2: a heavy typeface in use from 15th to 18th centuries [syn: {Gothic},

{black letter}]

3: a style of architecture developed in N France that spread

throughout Europe between the 12th and 16th centuries;

characterized by slender vertical piers and

counterbalancing buttresses and by vaulting and pointed

arches [syn: {Gothic}, {Gothic architecture}]